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	I hd thought it reasonable to identify Monbiot by one of his books as opposed to just as being a writer for the Guardian. This was reverted as "overkill" although it is well-sourced, indeed. Is it overkill to identify who the protagonists are in a section? ] (]) 15:57, 15 December 2009 (UTC)		I hd thought it reasonable to identify Monbiot by one of his books as opposed to just as being a writer for the Guardian. This was reverted as "overkill" although it is well-sourced, indeed. Is it overkill to identify who the protagonists are in a section? ] (]) 15:57, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

			:Isn't Monbiot wikilinked for that sort of data? If not, I'll fix. ] 05:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

			== Plimer called a fraud ==
			...by well known science blogger. Not admissible under BLP rules, but links to some admissible articles. ] 05:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

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Plimerite & Aust'n Humanist of 1995

I think it is worth noting Plimer's work as a skeptic fighting the creationists earlier, and also noting that :

- He has the mineral Plimerite - ZnFe4(PO4)3(OH)3 orthorhombic - named after him.
- Plimer was named ‘Australian Humanist of the Year’ in 1995.
- was president of the Australian Geoscience Council
- Plimer is the Patron of Lifeline (Broken Hill) & Patron of the Broken Hill Geocentre.
- Plimer is a regular communicator / populariser of science esp. geology and skepticism to the public via radio, print & TV.

Source : Page 4 ("About the Author") "Heaven & Earth", Connor Court, 2009. StevoR 124.182.226.16 (talk)

Australian Skeptics

The article mentions Ian Plimer is a member of "Australia Skeptics". The Australian Skeptics don't have members as such. They run events and provide outlets for people to investigate paranormal and pseudo-science. You can subscribe to their magazine but you don't actually join anything.

In fact the Australian Skeptics appear to disown Ian Plimer as their Web site shows him as a nominee for their 2009 Bent Spoon award for pseudo-science.Aussiejohn (talk) 17:56, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

overkill to name Monbiot's book?

I hd thought it reasonable to identify Monbiot by one of his books as opposed to just as being a writer for the Guardian. This was reverted as "overkill" although it is well-sourced, indeed. Is it overkill to identify who the protagonists are in a section? Collect (talk) 15:57, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Isn't Monbiot wikilinked for that sort of data? If not, I'll fix. ► RATEL ◄ 05:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Plimer called a fraud

...by well known science blogger. Not admissible under BLP rules, but links to some admissible articles. ► RATEL ◄ 05:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

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